Rare 1950s Gustave Tassel Golden Silk Dress & Jacket Message As seen on Rihanna pearls and other bead work

pearls and other bead work

I love the dramatic and wide panel of embroidery work on the front and across the upper back

The sleeves are a chiffon and that gives the dress a nice bit of airiness that offsets the dense beadwork

The photos do not quite capture the subtle gold gleam of the dress

bold flat gold toned buttons that detail the front skirt

Rare 1950s Gustave Tassel Golden Silk Dress & Jacket Message As seen on Rihanna pearls and other bead workThis is a very rare, museum quality example of Gustave Tassell, who was one of the great American Couturiers. Example of his work are extremely hard to come by and most are only found in museum collections. For those not familiar with his work, Tassell won a Coty Award in 1962, was worn by Jacqueline Kennedy and designed for the house of Norell when Normal Norell died. This piece predates his work for Norell and is from one of his earlier collections.